Daily Archives: January 11, 2014
EXTRA!!! Weinstein Wins Movie Rights to N.Y. Times Ocean Rescue Story
Harvey Weinstein has won a bidding war for movie rights to Paul Tough’s rescue story “A Speck in the Sea.” The story focused on lobster fisherman John Aldridge, who fell overboard in the Atlantic Ocean in the middle of the night, 40 miles from the Long Island shore. “A Speck in the Sea” was published Jan. 2 by the New York Times Magazine. Read more@variety 20:45
[Rimarinefisheries] States Schedule Public Hearings on DraftAddendum XXV: MEETING LOCATION CHANGE
States Schedule Public Hearings on Draft Addendum XXV – Addendum Seeks Input on Management Options for 2014 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Recreational Fisheries Arlington, VA – The Atlantic coast states of Massachusetts through Virginia have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum XXV to the Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plans. Read more @ public notices 20:30
The Western Venture tows partner vessel Osprey to the State fish pier in Gloucester Mass.
The Osprey is being repaired after a blower on her EMD main engine failed after only 7 months of operation. 16:29
Wrecking the Sea Bed with Offshore Wind (Part 3)
This is the third in a series of posts about the damage done to the sea floor by offshore “Wind Parks”. The concept appears to be that the sea bed is variously excavated, levelled and generally dug over and the 7600 Tonnes of spoil from these operations is shipped to the surface. The gravity base structure is then built on top of part of the excavated area. The final coup-de-grace to the area is then executed by rapidly dumping the spoil in the vicinity of the turbine base. Read [email protected] 16:07
Frozen fish more dangerous than knives at Dutch Harbor
According to a report from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health: “It is not surprising that the majority of the non-fatal injuries occurred on catcher processors, as they employ the largest number of workers and process the largest volumes of seafood relative to other vessel types.” Read more@therepublic 15:25
Fate of Atlantic City wind farm in hands of regulators
A Cape May company is awaiting word from state regulators about the future of New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm. The state Board of Public Utilities heard closing arguments late last month from Fishermen’s Energy, of Cape May, a consortium of partners from the commercial fishing industry. (what a crock that is!) Read more@pressofatlanticcity 11:38
Maine lobstermen seek relief from 1950s federal restriction
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association hopes this will be the year it gets relief from a 56-year-old federal restriction that limits what the trade group can say about the management of the state’s largest commercial fishery. The association hopes the U.S. Department of Justice will lift a consent decree that it imposed in 1958 – the year after the group lost an antitrust lawsuit that alleged it was trying to set prices paid to lobstermen. Read more@portlandpress 11:02
